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I find people in those states to be very friendly and found them very undreary.
Well, that's the problem with questions like this. Nobody has lived in all 50 states, so the only way to really pick your least favorite of the 50 is to pick a place you've travelled through. People are likely to pick a place they've had limited exposure to... because if the first exposure is negative, why would you travel there again?
So, everyone's experiences are going to be different.
OTOH, comments from people like you and Billam might convince a few of us to give a place a second try. I might just take a look at North Dakota again someday... if I'm ever out that way.
Because Oklahoma is by far the ugliest state as far as landscape goes, and outside of Tulsa, there is absolutely nothing exciting about it. Oklahoma is the ugliest and most boring state I've ever driven through. Even Kansas is more interesting. Oklahoma is just ugly, never-ending pasteurland. Nothing grows there...it's just miles of flat, boring country. As my father put it, "Hell on earth."
aj, everytime I see one of your posts about a city or state you are always bashing Oklahoma. I like Tulsa, but there is ALOT of scenery outside of Tulsa to be seen as well, as in the Ouachita Mountains and Ozark Plateau in Northeastern Oklahoma. You've obviously driven only on the Interestates.
BTW, the Ouachita Mountains in SE Oklahoma, which cover an area about 2/3rds the size of Vermont, are much more rugged and prominent than the Ozarks of Southern Missouri.
aj, everytime I see one of your posts about a city or state you are always bashing Oklahoma. I like Tulsa, but there is ALOT of scenery outside of Tulsa to be seen as well, as in the Ouachita Mountains and Ozark Plateau in Northeastern Oklahoma. You've obviously driven only on the Interestates.
BTW, the Ouachita Mountains in SE Oklahoma, which cover an area about 2/3rds the size of Vermont, are much more rugged and prominent than the Ozarks of Southern Missouri.
Id agree. Oklahoma is very beautiful in several areas. I have a strange infatuation with OK and northern TX (Amarillo area) for some reason. Anyways, OK has mesas, mountains, flatlands, prairies, etc, etc. Its incredibly diverse and beautiful if you ask me.
Thanks Steve-O; those are great pictures. Oklahoma is one of the most diverse states in the country. It's only one of four states with 10+ ecoregions, and if I recall correctly those states are all MUCH larger than Oklahoma.
If people drive I-35 and the majority of I-40, which cross the state N to S and E to W, they aren't seeing 97 percent of the Oklahoma that I and others know.
Great pics! I forgot about the Wichita and Arbuckle mountains, theyre nice as well. If it werent for all the tornadoes, I wouldnt mind living in OK, specifically on the far western edge of the panhandle.
Great pics! I forgot about the Wichita and Arbuckle mountains, theyre nice as well. If it werent for all the tornadoes, I wouldnt mind living in OK, specifically on the far western edge of the panhandle.
I kind of like that area as well. It's remote, probably one of the most remote areas of the country that isn't high in the Sierra Nevadas, Rocky Mountains, or Arizona/New Mexico desert. The weather is very cold in the winter, but summers are cooler and low humidity. Actually I think a pic of yours in that thread had one of Mt. Scott, which if I recall correctly is in the Wichita Mountains.
If you like the Amarillo area in Texas you should really visit Palo Duro Canyon, it's spectacular.
Great pics! I forgot about the Wichita and Arbuckle mountains, theyre nice as well. If it werent for all the tornadoes, I wouldnt mind living in OK, specifically on the far western edge of the panhandle.
BTW, the tornado thing is waaaay over-rated. I was born, raised, and have lived the majority of my life there (in my late 40s) and I have never seen a tornado. I've been near some areas where they have been spotted but never have seen one live. You have a better chance of getting struck by lightening or being killed in an airplane crash than being killed by a tornado in Oklahoma.
yep! great photos! although Hawaii is one of those states and its much smaller than OK
but still, awesome photos of what i think is an underrated state!
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Anyways, OK has mesas, mountains, flatlands, prairies, etc, etc. Its incredibly diverse and beautiful if you ask me. 
